Hand-press



(No Model.) S. KISINGER.

HAND PRESS.

Patented July 4, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. KISINGER, OF BELLEVUE, ASSIGNOR TO THE WINCHESTER COT- TONAND TOBACCO PRESS COMPANY, OF IVINCHESTER, KENTUCKY.

HAND-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 500,660, dated July 4,1893.

Application iilecl January 28, 1893. Serial No. 460,008. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. KIsINeEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bellevue, in the county of Campbell and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Presses; andIdo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention comprises certain improvements in those hand-presses whichare adapted to be shifted along a cross beam of a frame, so as tobringthe followersuccessivelyinline with a number of boxes applied tosaid frame, the details of said improvements being hereinafter morefully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the annexed drawings-Figure 1 is a front elevation of a press frameprovided with four boxes, the first one of which is sectionedsufficiently to show how the follower operates. Fig. 2 is an enlargedvertical-section of the press proper taken in the plane of its handlever. Fig. 3 is a still greater enlarged section of the upper portionof the press and its accessories, said section being taken in the 'planeof one of the tie rods of the frame and the housing of said press beingswung aside to clear said tie-rod. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectionthrough the press in the plane of its pinions. Fig. 5 is a plan of thepress-yoke.

My improvements are generally used with an ordinary press-frameconsisting of a platform or base A, a pair of vertical stanchions B, B',a cross beam C, and a series of tie rods D that connect said platformand beam in the manner shown. Adapted to travel upon this `beam is ayoke E, provided with a pair of rollers e, c', and being arched in thecenter, as at e", to clear the upper ends of the tie rods D.Furthermore, the side plates of this yoke have ears F F', more clearlyseen in Fig. 5, that admit bolts f f', wherewith a tubular'housing Gissuspended from said yoke, the lower end of said housing being providedwith a pawl g, that engages with the teeth of a hollow rack bar H, towhich latter the follower I may be directly applied, as seen in Fig. l.This rack bar is operated by a pair of pinions J, J', seen in Fig. 4, aratchet j being arranged between said pinions, and usually these threemembers J, J', j, constitute a single casting.

K is a shaft fitted within the housing G, and serving as a journalbearing for the oastings J, J', j, and as a pivot for the forks Z Z', ofa lever L, adapted to be operated by hand, a pawl M, being applied tosaid lever for the purpose of turning the ratchet j, and itsattachments.

N is a powerful coiled-spring, the lower end of which is attached to across bar n, of the rack H, while its upper end is secured to a similarbar n' of housing G. The object of this spring is to automaticallyelevate the rack-bar and follower as soon as the pressing operation iscomplete, although the same result can be accomplished by attaching arope C, either to said bar or follower, and then carrying it up and overa sheave o on the yoke. 7o The rope can then pass over either of thesheaves b, h', and have a weighto', suspended from it.

P, in Fig. 2, is an extension piece applied to the lower end of therack-bar by means of a pin p, and a series of holes p', in order thatsaid piece may be adj usted vertically. I' is a follower carried by thisextension.

R, R', R" and R'" are four press boxes placed upon the platform A.

The operation of my press is not materially different from others of asimilar character, and can be readily understood by referring to Fig. l,which illustration shows that the housing G is suspended from the beamC, so as to enable the follower I to readily enter the first press-boxR. Lever L is then operated by hand, and at every down stroke of thesame the follower is depressed, owing to the action of pawl M againstthe ratchet j, any retro- 9o grade motion of said follower beingprevented by the other pawl g. When the tobacco or hay or othermaterialin the first box has been sufficiently compressed, the pawls g,7', are liberated, and the spring N, or weight o', in- 95 stantlyelevates the rack bar, and follower, and permits the press being shiftedto the second box R', but before this can be done, the tie rod D mustfirst be passed. This act, however, is readily accomplished, in the wayseen roo in Fig. 3, which illustration shows that one of the bolts, asf', is first disengaged from. the

yoke E and housing G, so as to enable the latter to be swung around onthe otherboltf, which now serves as a pivot. In this position thehousing G, readily clears the tie-rod D, when the yoke is shoved alongthe beam C, and when said yoke is in line with the second press-box R',the yoke and housing are again coupled together by re-applying the boltf', and screwing its nut thereto. These acts are repeated until thematerial in every box has been properly pressed, and then other boxesare applied to the frame and the travel of the yoke reversed, the rope Obeing now passed over the other sheave b, as indicated by the dottedlines.

The readily-applied extension-piece P, enables the press to lbeconveniently adapted for operating in press boxes of various lengths,thereby saving time and labor.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination, in a hand-press, of a tubularhousing, a hollow rack-bar, reciprocating therein, a pinion, ratchet,and lever for operating said bar, and an internal spring, one end ofwhich is connected to the rack-bar, While the other end of said springis attached to said housing, for the purpose described.

2. The combination, in a hand-press, of a shiftable yoke, alaterally-swinging tubularhousing coupled to said yoke by a pair ofdetachable pivots, a rack-bar traversing said housing, and devicesapplied to it for operating said rack-bar, in the manner described.

3. The combination, in a hand-press, of a shiftable yoke, and alaterally-swinging tubular-housing coupled to said yoke by a pair ofdetachable pivots, for the purpose described.

4. The combination,in a hand-press, of the yoke E, having rollers e. e.an arch e, and ears F. F', the laterally-swinging tubularhousing Gcoupled to said yoke by a pair of detachable bolts f. f. a rack-bartraversing said housing, and devices for operating said bar, in themanner stated, and for the purpose described.

5. The combination, in a hand press, of the tubular housing G, suspendedfrom a shiftable yoke and provided on its rear side with a transverseshaft K, carrying a ratchet 7' and a pair of pinions J, J', the lever L,projecting in front of said housing and having forks Z. Z. pivoted tosaid shaft K, a pawl M applied to a cross bar connecting these forks,and a rack H, traversing said housing and provided on its rear withteeth that engage with said pinions, all as herein described.

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM S. KISINGER.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. LAYMAN, ARTHUR MOORE.

